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8th Grade Social Studies Student
Quiz by Stacy Dortch
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​The political power of the wealthy, elite Proprietors was decreased. Backcountry settlements were opened and many Scotch-Irish and German settlers caused the population to grow on the frontier. The English government began to import naval stores from South Carolina and allowed merchants to sell rice directly to other countries. Tensions between the Lowcountry and Backcountry increased over the issue of representation.Â
Factors Leading to the Rise of the Regulator Movement in South Carolina.
South Carolina's Transition from a Royal Colony to Proprietary Rule."
South Carolina's Transition from Proprietary Rule to a Royal Colony.
Reasons for the Division of the Colony into North and South Carolina."
​The Woodland and Mississippian Indians were similar in that they both
lacked a system of religion or belief in an afterlife
were negatively impacted by Hernando de Soto's explorations throughout the Southeast
practiced agriculture and lived in settled permanent villages.
existed in the Southeastern United States before the Archaic period.
The political power of the wealthy, elite Proprietors was decreased. Backcountry settlements were opened and many Scotch-Irish and German settlers caused the population to grow on the frontier. The English government began to import naval stores from South Carolina and allowed merchants to sell rice directly to other countries. Tensions between the Lowcountry and Backcountry increased over the issue of representation.Â
The Woodland and Mississippian Indians were similar in that they both
The Cherokee lived CLOSEST to which area on the map?
Classify the items as describing the Lowcountry of the colony of South Carolina.
Classify the items describing the Backcountry of the colony of South Carolina
The Regulator Movement in South Carolina was MOST important because it
For what purpose was the phrase "One if by land, two if by sea!" used?
In 1773, the Sons of Liberty protested a British law that gave the British East India Company exclusive rights to sell a specific product in the American colonies. What product was this?
What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was not part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760-1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”- John Adams, 1815
Based on this quotation about the American Revolution, Adams was probably
The Declaration of Independence discusses the protection of natural rights. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Choose THREE true statements about these natural rights.
Which BEST describes the social and political philosophy of the Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet Tubman?
Using the provided image, what geographic feature, which was vital to the economy of the South, did the Union effectively blockade to cut off their supplies?
Match each of the Reconstruction Amendments to the correct description. Which Amendment granted African American Men the right to vote?
Which Amendment outlawed slavery Across the 13 colonies of America
Which Amendment gave citizenship to former slaves?
We did not disfranchise (African Americans) until 1895. Then we had a constitutional convention convened which took the matter up calmly, deliberately.... We adopted the educational qualification as the only means left to us, and(African Americans) are as contented and as prosperous and as well protected in South Carolina today as in any state of the Union south of the Potomac. (They) are not meddling with politics, for they found that the more they meddled with them the worse off they got."Senator Benjamin TillmanSpeech before the Senate, March 23, 1900. This speech by South Carolina's former Governor is admitting that the state violated the
Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branches of the State legislatures. This amendment significantly increased the power of American voters by
After the Civil War, formerly enslaved people were granted rights as American citizens. Some Southerners were unhappy about this, which resulted in Jim Crow laws and practices. Choose THREE statements about the effects of these laws and practices
School Totals for South Carolina
1876
Black Students: 123,085
Black Teachers: 1,087
1878
Black Students: 20,000
Black Teachers: 989
 increased high school graduation requirements·
required basic skills testing·
standardized observation of teacher candidates
· competency testing of students
All of these are describing what governmental action of the early 1980s?
The poster seen here makes reference to
This war bond poster from World War II is referencing which of these?
The _________ prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, though it was not widely accepted in South Carolina.
